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There are two different ways manual trannies can be adapted to engines. Since most bellhousings on manuals are removable, some adapters call for retaining the original tranny&#8217s bellhousing and using a plate to adapt the bellhousing to the new transmission. This plate can vary in thickness to compensate for the length of the new tranny&#8217s input shaft and to adjust the overall length of the transmission assembly. Other tranny conversions require using a whole new bellhousing that&#8217s specially made for the application. The plate-style adapters are usually less expensive and cause fewer clutch linkage problems.